situated Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
    locate; situate.
    • Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space
    • Locate the boundaries of the property
  2. verb put (something somewhere) firmly
    posit; fix; situate; deposit.
    • She posited her hand on his shoulder
    • deposit the suitcase on the bench
    • fix your eyes on this spot
  3. adjective satellite situated in a particular spot or position
    located; set; placed.
    • valuable centrally located urban land
    • strategically placed artillery
    • a house set on a hilltop
    • nicely situated on a quiet riverbank

WordNet

Sit"u*ate, Sit"u*a`ted adjective (Also<
  • Situate; 135
  • Situated
)
Etymology
LL. situatus, from situare to place, fr. L. situs situation, site. See Site.
Definitions
  1. Having a site, situation, or location; being in a relative position; permanently fixed; placed; located; as, a town situated, or situate, on a hill or on the seashore.
  2. Placed; residing.
    Pleasure situate in hill and dale. Milton.
    ✍ Situate is now less used than situated, but both are well authorized.

Webster 1913